What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2005 Honda Civic Hybrid

No clear pattern

0% of complaints about the 2005 Honda Civic Hybrid arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2005 vehicle, but with only 69 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is power train (21 complaints), typically at 9.2 yr or about 90,000 miles.

Complaints
69
Median age at failure
9.8 yr
Median mileage
95,000 n=59
Crash / fire / tow
11.6% of reports
Safety recalls
6

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Power train
21 reports · 90,000 mi
9.2 yr
0%
Air bags
15 reports · 130,000 mi
10.7 yr
46.7%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

19V499000 2019-06-27
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2003-2006 MDX, 2001-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot and 2006 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V501000 2019-06-27
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2005-2012 RL, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007-2008 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V182000 2019-03-06
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containi

An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

15V370000 2015-06-15
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles manufactured March 21, 2000, to January 20, 2005, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX vehicles manufactured June 14, 2000, to August 19, 2004, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid vehicles manufactured February 24, 2002, to January 18, 2005, 2003-2007 Honda Accord vehicles manufactured February 21, 2002, to August 28, 2007, 2002-2004 Honda CR-V vehicles, 2002-2003 Honda Odyssey vehicles manufactured June 19, 2001, to July 12, 2003, 2003 Acura MDX vehicles manufactured September 19, 2002, to June 19, 2003, 2003 Honda E

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the passenger seat occupant or other occupants possibly causing serious injury or death.

15V320000 2015-05-28
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2001-2007 Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2001-2004 Honda Civic GX, 2003-2005 Honda Civic Hybrid, 2002-2006 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, 2006 Ridgeline, 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2003-2006 Acura MDX, and 2002-2003 Acura 3.2TL vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion and other factors, including manufacturing variability that, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

14V700000 2014-11-04
Air bags

American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2001-2005 Honda Civic, 2003-2004 Civic CNG and Element, 2002-2005 CR-V, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2005 Accord, Pilot, Civic Hybrid, and Acura MDX, 2005 Acura RL and 2006 Honda Ridgeline vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in geographic locations associated with high absolute humidity. Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Saipan, Guam, and American Samoa are addressed by this recall. Upon dep

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger’s frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

In owners’ own words

Power train 115,000 mi 7.0 yr in service
TRANSMISSION IS JUDDERING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. I'M ONLY 10,000 MILES OVER THE 105,000 EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY (THEY KNOW THE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BROKEN), AND I HAVE AN EXTREMELY EXTENSIVE SERVICE RECORD WITH THE DEALER. THEY REFUSE TO WORK WITH ME ON THE ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED ON THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND STARTER CLUTCH, AND THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 200,000 MILES. *TT
Power train 90,000 mi 7.1 yr in service
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE CONTINOUS VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEALERSHIP JUST CHANGES TRANSMISSION FLUID UNTIL NOW, SINCE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY NOW RECOMMEND A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. *TR
Power train 105,000 mi 5.8 yr in service
FROM WHAT I HAS BEEN TOLD TO ME BY THE DEALER, THE STARTER CLUTCH IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CVT CIVIC HYBRID BECOMES DEFICIENT AND UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION, FROM A STOP, YOU FEEL A HARSH JUTTER WHICH GETS WORSE WITH TIME UNTIL IT FAILS. THEY PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THIS ONLY COVERS CARS WITHIN WARRANTY. BUT SINCE OUT OF WARRANTY, THEY WANT PEOPLE TO PAY $1500 TO $200 FOR A PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD NEVER OCCURRED. *KB
Air bags 160,000 mi 9.7 yr in service crash / fire / tow
I HAD HIT A POLE AND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT WENT OFF AND NOT MY AIR BAG AS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT I HAD HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL BUT NO SERIOUS INJURIES BUT STILL I WANT TO SUE HONDA DUE TO THE FACT MY AIR NAH DIDN'T GO OFF WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE. *TR

Other Civic Hybrid model years

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